Thestremma (pl. stremmata;Greek:στρέμμα,strémma) is unit of landarea used mainly inGreece andCyprus, equal to 1,000square metres or approximately+1⁄4acre.
Theancient Greekequivalent was thesquare plethron, which served as the Greeks' form of theacre. It was originally defined as the area plowed by a team of oxen in a day[1] but was nominally standardized as the area enclosed by a square 100 Greek feet (pous) to a side. It was the size of aGreek wrestling square.
TheByzantine orMorean stremma continued to vary depending on the period and the quality of the land, but usually enclosed an area between 900–1,900 m2 (9,700–20,500 sq ft).[2] It was originally known also as a "plethron" but this was replaced eventually during Byzantine times by the word "stremma", derived from the verb for "turning" the ground with a plow.[3]
TheOttoman stremma orTurkish stremma, is the Greek (and occasionally English) name for thedunam, which is probably derived from the Byzantine unit.[4] Again, this varied by region: some values include 1,270 m2 (13,700 sq ft),[5] and 1,600 m2.[6]
One modern stremma is equivalent to: